Agriculture Financing & Policy: Botswana is validating a draft Agriculture Financing Strategy with FAO support, aiming to build a financing ecosystem that unlocks private investment, reduces risk, and strengthens value chains as the country pushes agricultural transformation and food security. Food Security Announcements: Canada’s Parliamentary Secretary Leslie Church will highlight Toronto’s National Food Security Strategy launch, focused on strengthening food systems. Price Pressure & Processing: Malaysia’s Terengganu FAMA is processing durians into pulp daily to tackle oversupply after farm-gate prices fell below RM3.50/kg, with plans to process about 10 tonnes a month. Farmer Income & Fairness: A global Voice of the Farmer 2026 survey finds most farmers feel underpaid and report worsening incomes, with climate and pests driving widespread crop losses. Biosecurity & Invasive Species: Guam’s invasive species inspection fee bill cleared a public hearing, shifting costs to importers and carriers to fund border biosecurity. Animal Health: Nepal reports rising bird flu cases, culling over 596,000 poultry and shutting its only zoo as the outbreak spreads across districts. Tech for Crop Monitoring: Malaysia’s ProLadang is using AI and satellite imagery to spot pests and diseases early for precision, spot-spraying in rice paddies. Extension Services Reform: Ghana’s MoFA is advancing a legal framework to regulate and strengthen agricultural extension and advisory services nationwide. Regional Ag Support: Ghana’s MoFA is advancing a legal framework to regulate and strengthen agricultural extension and advisory services nationwide.